Syracuse 410

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130961

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130961.

Transliteration

1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
nu-hi-lum
5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
[...] 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
i-[...]
1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
sza3-gal gu-za-la2
giri3 i-szar-i3-li2
u4 1(disz)-kam
iti dal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 410. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130961) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130961..

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